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A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying..
1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal A young man, who has been the whole voyage out of irons, first on account of a large ulcer, and since for his seeming good behaviour, gave them a large marline spike down the gratings, but was happily seen by one of the people.
to marline a rope
Use marline when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Marline means A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying..
Common synonyms include marl.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal A young man, who has been the whole voyage out of irons, first on account of a large ulcer, and since for his seeming good behaviour, gave them a large marline spike down the gratings, but was happily seen by one of the people.
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